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• Govt. confirms end to Cuba medical pact

  …denies being pressured by US, says Cubans coming on their own (Kaieteur News) – Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has confirmed that Guyana has formally ended its bilateral medical cooperation agreement with Cuba, saying the arrangement is no longer necessary as Cuban doctors are now coming to Guyana independently to seek employment. The minister made the […]

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• ‘$40M for silence’ – Govt. allocates millions for unresponsive office of commissioner of information 

  – $33.5M to pay his salary, other benefits  By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – For more than a decade, Guyana’s Office of the Commissioner of Information has failed to deliver the very transparency it was created to guarantee. There has been no annual reports, no meaningful engagement with the media and little to no response to […]

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• Brazil state honours Pres. Ali for Guyana-Roraima ties

  (Kaieteur News) – President Dr. Irfaan Ali was on Monday conferred with the State of Roraima’s highest award—the Medalha Forte São Joaquim (The Order of Merit Fort São Joaquim)—in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima, Brazil. The Order was presented to the Head of State by Governor Antonio Denarium in recognition of the new economic ties […]

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